Horn-supporting means



Aug. 16, 1927. 1,639,514

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ATTRNEY Patented Aug. 16, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicr..

.PAUL H. LANGE, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, .ASSIGNOR TO THE MAX AMS MA- CHINE COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK.

HORN-SUPPORTING MEANS.

Application filed October 20,` 1925. Serial No. 63,801.

This invention relates to machines, such as body-forming machines, in which bodies embracing a horn must be passed out of the machine; and the main object and feature of the inv-ention is to provide such supporting means for the free end of the horn as will admit of the bodies passing out of the machine and out of engagement with the horn without interfering with the supporting means,

1n the accompanying drawings the invention is disclosed in a concrete and preferred form in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a portion of a horn at the out-feed end thereof and adjacent mechanism for supporting the free end of the horn embodying the invention:

Fig. 2 is a vertical transvers-e sectional view in the plane of line 2 2 ofF ig. 1: and

Fig. 3 is a View looking in the direction of arrow 3 of Fig. 2.

1 indicates a horn of any Isuitable construction, the free end of which must be supported while bodies pass out of engagement therewith. Any suitable means such as conveyor 2 having dogs 3 may be used for passing bodies t inwspaced relation over .said horn and eventually out of engagement therewith. Adjacent the out-feed end of the horn is a rotatable carrier 5 provided with a number of horn-engaging members, here taking the form of rollers 6. This carrier is here in the form of a disk mounted on a vertical aXis 7 adjacent the horn and so arranged that it projects part-way beneath the horn to thereby bring successivehornengaging members in cont-act with the lower surface of the horn at points between the bodies passing over the horn; and it will be seen that before one member 6 moves out of contact with the horn another member will have been brought into position to sustain it. It will be observed that the spacing of members 6 bears a definite vrelation to the position of dogs 3 on chain 2; and, also, that the speed of rotation of carrier 5 is such that member 6, while in engagement with the horn, moves substantially at t-he ing with bevel pinion 9 on shaft 10; and this shaft carries a. spur gear 11 that meshes wit-h pinion .12 on .shaft 13. Shaft 13 may receive its motion in any suitable way as by means of sprocket 14 over which passes a chain 15 trained over sprocket 16 on shaft 17; and Such shaft 17 carries a bevel gear 18 that engages with a corresponding gear 19 on shaft 2O which 'is also provided with a bevel gear 21 that meshes with bevel gear 22 on vertical shaft 23 having a sprocket 24 over which passes' chain 2. 25 is another vertical shaft having a sprocket- 26 over which chain 2 is likewise trained; but this shaft, as well as others to complete the transmission means for chain 2, may be an idler. It will b e seen, however, that there is a definite rela-` tion between the speedv of the bodies and the speed of rotation of carrier 5.

In order to assist in sustaining the weight of the horn there is a bracket 27 having a roller 2.8 beneath carrier 5 and over which it rolls in line with the horn so that the weight of the horn is transmitted to stationary bracket 27.

I claim:

The combination with a horn, of means for supporting the free end thereof including: a rotatable member mounted on a vertical aXis and extending part way beneath the h orn, hornengaging members in spaced relation on said rotatable member to successively engage and support the horn, and a stationary member to support the rotatable member at the point where the latter passes beneath th-e horn.

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairiield, and State of Connecticut, this 16th day of September, 1925.

PAUL H. LANGE. 

